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Judge denies Alex Murdaugh’s bid for new double-murder trial after hearing jury tampering allegations
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A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh‘s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court with tampering with a jury.
Judge Jean Toal ruled that even if Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill did tell jurors to watch Murdaugh’s actions and body language on the stand, the defense failed to prove that such comments directly influenced their decision to find him guilty.
Murdaugh was back in a South Carolina courtroom Monday, but this time the convicted killer, disbarred attorney and admitted thief wasn’t the one fidgeting in the spotlight.
Instead, it was the jurors who found him guilty of the shooting deaths of his wife and son who were questioned by Toal on whether comments by Hill, the court clerk, influenced their conviction. Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison.
The first juror questioned Monday said Hill did tell jurors to watch Murdaugh’s actions and “watch him closely.”
“She made it seem like he was already guilty,” said the woman, identified only as Juror Z. Asked whether this affected her vote to find him guilty, she said “Yes ma’am.”
In later questioning the juror said she supports a sworn statement she gave months ago that her fellow jurors, more than the clerk’s statements, influenced her to vote guilty.
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Several other jurors called later said they didn’t hear any comments about the case from the clerk and that nothing from outside the testimony and evidence influenced their verdicts. One said he heard Hill say “watch his body language” before Murdaugh testified, but said her comment didn’t change his mind.
Each juror’s testimony lasted only about three minutes as the judge asked the same questions from her written sheet.
In another surprising twist, a bailiff interrupted the hearing to share that because the jurors’ cellphones were not taken from them on arrival at court, several were able to watch the Court TV live feed and heard everything the first juror said.
Despite the setback, the judge said she would proceed to get the jurors’ testimony on the record, and resumed the hearing after a short break, in part to enable herself to calm down, she said. “We are going to get through this,” she declared.
The unusual hearing comes in response to the tampering allegations by Murdaugh’s attorneys.
Hill also is expected to be grilled by lawyers for Murdaugh, whose fall from his role as an attorney lording over his small county to a sentence of life without parole has been exhaustively covered by true crime shows, podcasts and bloggers.
Jury tampering is the basis for Murdaugh’s appeal, but Judge Toal’s rulings after a pretrial hearing this month had set a difficult standard for his lawyers to prove.
Toal ruled the defense must prove that potential misconduct including alleged comments by Hill warning jurors not to trust Murdaugh when he testifies directly led jurors to change their minds to guilty.
The defense argued if they prove the jury was tampered with, it shouldn’t matter whether a juror openly said their verdict changed, because the influence can be subtle and still keep Murdaugh from getting a fair trial.
“According to the State, if Ms. Hill had the jury room decorated like a grade-school classroom with colorful signs saying ‘Murdaugh is guilty’ that would not violate Mr. Murdaugh’s right to a fair trial … so long as jurors did not testify that they voted guilty because of the decor,” the defense wrote in a brief.
Toal also did not let the defense call the trial judge Clifton Newman as a witness, nor prosecutors or other court workers who might testify that Hill seemed certain of Murdaugh’s guilt or tried to influence the case.
The judge also limited what can be asked of Hill. Toal told lawyers they can’t question the elected clerk about a criminal investigation announced by state agents into whether she used her office for financial gain, emailed prosecutors with suggestions on how to discredit a defense expert, conspired with her son who is charged with wiretapping county phones, or plagiarized part of her book on the case using a passage from a BBC reporter who accidentally emailed her instead of her boss with a similar address.
“I’m very, very reluctant to turn this hearing about juror contact into a wholesale exploration about every piece of conduct by the clerk,” Toal said.
CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman said that the jurors being ordered to testify was unusual.
“It is very, very rare,” Klieman said. “The judge has said, ‘this will not be a trial of the court clerk.’ So all that this judge wants to know about is, was the verdict actually affected by any actions of the court clerk.”
Attorney Eric Bland represents five of the jurors, one of whom has already testified.
“I’m confident that they’re gonna say they rendered a just verdict,” Bland told CBS News.
Hill, in a sworn statement, has denied any jury tampering.
Murdaugh, 55, appeared at the hearing in a prison jumpsuit. Even if he had gotten a new murder trial, he would not have walked out free. He’s also serving 27 years after admitting he stole $12 million from his law firm and from settlements he gained for clients on wrongful death and serious injury lawsuits. Murdaugh promised not to appeal that sentence as part of his plea deal.
But Murdaugh has remained adamant that he did not kill his younger son Paul with a shotgun and his wife Maggie with a rifle since the moment he told deputies he found their bodies at their Colleton County home in 2021. He testified in his own defense.
The jurors, their anonymity protected, were allowed to enter the Richland County Courthouse through a private entrance. The hearing was televised, but their faces could not be shown and they were only identified by their juror numbers.
Murdaugh hasn’t even started the regular appeals of his sentence, where his lawyers are expected to argue a number of reasons why his murder trial was unfair, including the judge allowing voluminous testimony of his financial crimes. They said this enabled prosecutors to smear Murdaugh with evidence not directly linked to the killings.
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Greenhouse yoga to resume in Fairmount Park
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Move into cactus pose next to some live tropical plants at a popular fitness series that’s returning to Fairmount Park.
Greenhouse yoga kicks off another year at the park’s Horticulture Center on Sunday, Feb. 25 with two morning sessions at 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. The hour-long classes will continue on two subsequent Sundays, March 10 and 17, at the same times. All events will be led by teachers from Tula Yoga, a studio in Northern Liberties.
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Classes will be offered on a sliding price scale. Attendees have the option to pay $10, $15 or $20 for an advance ticket online, with proceeds benefiting the Fairmount Park Conservancy.
While the classes are designed for all skill levels, the organizers recommend having at least some experience with yoga, due to the large class size. Anyone attending should bring their own mat and water, but bathrooms will be available in the Horticulture Center.
Greenhouse Yoga at the Horticulture Center
Sundays, Feb. 25, March 10 and March 17
10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. | $10-$20
Fairmount Park Horticulture Center
100 N. Horticultural Dr. Philadelphia, PA 19131
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A California city is about to have all fruit trees stripped
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(KTLA) – More than 2,000 homeowners in Southern California will have the fruit ripped from their trees, whether they like it or not, as state agriculture officials desperately try to eradicate the invasive Oriental fruit fly.
Workers are going door to door in the Redlands area of San Bernardino County to remove fruit from all citrus trees and other fruit-producing plants now through February, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
The fruit removal is “mandatory” and should only be done by CDFA and other contracted workers, the department said. “Residents … are asked not to remove fruit from trees themselves and they may not move produce from their property.”
Photos of male and female Oriental fruit flies. (California Department of Food and Agriculture) If fruit falls from trees, residents are urged to double-bag it and place it in their regular trash bin – not their green waste recycling bin.
The Oriental fruit fly, which is yellow and black and looks like a tiny bee, is among several species that are infesting crops across California and threatening the state’s critical agriculture industry.
The pests lay eggs in fruit, which develop into maggots that tunnel through the crops.
“If left unchecked, the Oriental fruit fly could become permanently established and cause billions of dollars worth of losses annually, which would significantly impact California’s food supply,” CDFA said.
Other species that have prompted recent quarantines include the Queensland fruit fly, the Tau fly and the Mediterranean fruit fly.
A map showing the area where agriculture workers are stripping fruit from trees to eradicate the Oriental fruit fly. January 2024. (CDFA) Last fall, the agriculture department began dropping millions of sterile Mediterranean fruit flies over Los Angeles in a birth control effort known as a Preventative Release Program – which has been proven effective in reducing populations, officials said.
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Social media video shows confrontation before deadly police-involved shooting in Philadelphia
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — We are learning new details about the deadly officer-involved shooting in North Philadelphia on Friday night that left a man dead and an officer injured.
This, as the search continues for a man who police say stole a gun from the scene of the shooting where 28-year-old Alexander Spencer was shot and killed by police.
There is also new video that has surfaced from the night of the shooting, which is being used in the investigation.
The officer who was shot was released Monday afternoon from Temple University Hospital. His name has not yet been made public.
The officer who was shot was released Monday afternoon from Temple University Hospital.
Now, those who were on the scene are questioning why police initially went into the grocery store.
Action News is showing the beginning of a social media video from a witness who started recording after police were already in a struggle with Spencer on the ground. It has also been blurred.
“Yo, what y’all doing, bruh? What y’all doing?” the witness recording the video can be heard saying.
Police say they are aware of this 30-second clip and that it’s part of the investigation.
The incident happened Friday night inside Jennifer Tavern on the corner of N. Mascher and W. Cambria streets in North Philadelphia.
Police say two officers entered the store and tried to stop Spencer before they got into a scuffle.
Spencer is then on the ground with one officer.
Officers say that’s when Spencer allegedly shot one officer in the leg and the officer’s partner returned fire, killing Spencer.
However, by watching the video, it’s unclear who fired shots first.
You can then hear the bystander who was recording questioning police and then an officer calls for help.
“I need someone right now. My partner is shot,” one of the officers is heard saying to his radio.
Investigators have not said why they tried to stop Spencer or what led to it.
During the incident, police say 42-year-old Jose Quinones-Mendez fled the scene with Spencer’s gun. However, that part isn’t seen on the video clip shot by the witness.
Right now, police are searching for Quinones-Mendez, who is facing several charges, including obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence. He is considered armed and dangerous, according to police.
The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 is offering a $10,000 reward for any information that leads to Quinones-Mendez’s arrest.
“Our reward is payable immediately, if the tip information leads to the whereabouts of this individual,” said, FOP Lodge #5 President, Roosevelt Poplar.
Quinones-Mendez is described as being 5’8″ tall and approximately 160 lbs. His last known address was on the 2900 block of North Hancock Street.
Spencer’s friends have since created a memorial in his honor outside of the store where they say he often went to play the slot machines.
“I just feel like I just want to know what really happened. What did he do? Y’all could’ve just arrested him. Y’all could’ve just done way better,” said one of Spencer’s friends who did not want to be identified.
The names of the two officers have not been released. The wounded officer has been on the force for nine years and the officer who fired has been on the force for five years.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Anyone with information on Quinones-Mendez’s whereabouts is being asked to call the Philadelphia police homicide unit at 215-686-3334 or 9-1-1.
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Other Than a Sixers Arena, What Would You Build at Market East?
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A workshop over the weekend attempted to answer that very question and produced numerous alternative ideas for Market East other than the current mall or the proposed 76 Place. But what are the odds that any of them will become reality?
Roughly 100 people attended the Save Chinatown Coalition’s planning workshop January 26th. The alternative visions for the 76 Place site they fleshed out ranged from practical to fanciful. / Photos by Sandy Smith
Should the proposed 76 Place arena move forward?
While many in the city say “yes,” many also say “no,” and several dozen of those got together with planning students and university professors this past Saturday to brainstorm projects that could take its place.
The workshop at the Center for Architecture and Design, just west of Chinatown and the proposed arena site, was organized by the Save Chinatown Coalition, an alliance of 245 community organizations that formed to fight the Sixers’ arena proposal. Arena opponents say that the facility would severely damage Chinatown and cause major disruption in Center City.
The proposals the participants produced had one overarching purpose and several major elements in common.
The overarching purpose was that the alternatives serve rather than detract from the surrounding community in general and Chinatown in particular. And every one of the participants’ ideas served that purpose.
Five broad themes emerged from the proposals:
A building-block model of the site (left) shows the site redeveloped with affordable senior housing (maroon), restaurants and other retail (blue), a school (yellow), a recreation center (white) and rooftop gardens and other green space (green). At right, a sheet explains the discussions that the AI-generated images some participants worked with were meant to spark
The site should include facilities devoted to education. Several students from the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School advocated for a new facility for the school on the arena site. A new school closer to Chinatown’s heart, they argued, would enable it to expand beyond seventh grade and attract more students. But most of the other workshop groups also had some sort of school included in their vision.
It should have a new library for Chinatown. Right now, Chinatowners use the Independence Branch of the Free Library on 7th Street below Market. Several of the workshopped proposals called for a branch library specifically targeted to the neighborhood.
Green space is a must. Several participants spoke of producing a replacement for Center Square — the square in Thomas Holme’s original city plan that got a building placed on it. These participants noted that Chinatown lacks an easily accessible park — to reach Franklin Square requires negotiating four to six lanes’ worth of Ben Franklin Bridge-bound traffic — and a park on the Fashion District site would serve the neighborhood better. Some of the plans threaded green space through the middle of the site as a way to create a better tie between Market Street and Chinatown. And one envisioned a large domed garden sitting atop the existing building.
So is affordable housing. Most of the proposals included affordable housing as part of the package. This will happen even if the arena gets built, since 76 Place developer 76 Devcorp has added a mixed-income residential building with 20 percent of the units affordable to the arena plan.
And small local businesses should take center stage. Again, many of the proposals envisioned some sort of space for retail or seasonal markets. One participant stated flatly, “No chains!” in describing what sorts of businesses should occupy commercial space on the site.
Workshop participants discuss possible alternate uses for the 76 Place site based on photos depicting some of them
Participants worked with three different kinds of tools to get them thinking. Four groups worked with AI-generated photos of the site and its environs, using the photos as prompts to think about various uses for the site. Four others used modeling blocks and construction paper to indicate the elements they wanted to see. And the third set of four groups used clear overlays over cross-section drawings of the Fashion District building to reconstruct it to satisfy their desires.
Before the participants got down to brainstorming, they heard a presentation summarizing the results of an online survey conducted by the coalition. The survey did not ask whether respondents favored or opposed the arena but rather asked what they might like to see rise on the site.
Mary Yee of the Save Chinatown Coalition with a model of the Fashion District area
Mary Yee, who organized the survey, said the coalition did not expect to get as many responses as it did to the survey, which was open from just before Christmas through January 9th. More than 2,000 people responded to the survey, and the majority of the respondents lived outside Chinatown.
Yee explained that the results have not yet been tabulated because of the heavy volume and the need to rely on volunteers to sift through the data. But even so, she said, some things stood out even before tabulation is complete.
“What we found out was that there are so many people from all over the city who are seriously concerned about what happens with the arena, what happens to Chinatown, what happens to Wash West,” Yee says.
Yee went on to cast doubt on arena proponents’ claims that the facility would deliver significant economic benefits to Center City. She pointed to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, another project Chinatown residents opposed, as an example.
Comparing the economic studies being produced for 76 Place to those used to argue for building the convention center, she notes, “The convention center has been underperforming from the very beginning. And when it underperformed, [backers] said, ‘You need to build a hotel.’ And they built the hotel, and it was still underperforming. Then they said, ‘You need to renegotiate the labor contracts.’ And they did, but they said, ‘We’re still not getting the attendance, we’re still not getting the revenue. So let’s expand the center.’ And it’s [still] underperforming.”
One participant’s drawing emphasized the lack of recreational facilities in Chinatown by way of calling for a recreation center on the site
Put another way, the Save Chinatown Coalition argues that the arena will not only wreck Chinatown and cause traffic nightmares but also become a white elephant that proves a net drain on the public purse. In a news release issued after the workshop, the coalition charged that Councilmember Mark Squilla had reneged on his promise to withhold support for legislation needed to advance the arena proposal until a legally binding agreement with the arena developer forbidding use of public funds was signed.
At the opening session of City Council on Friday, January 25th, Squilla explained to protesters that the agreement would cover only the use of city money and that he had no control over state or federal funds.
Between the survey and the workshop, it should be clear that a non-trivial number of city residents, and not just Chinatowners, vehemently oppose the 76 Place arena proposal. And the alternatives produced at the Saturday workshop appear to deliver more in the way of direct community benefits to the Fashion District’s neighbors.
But from where I sit, it also appears that the odds of any of these alternatives becoming reality are low at best.
The reason has to do with why the 76 Place proposal emerged in the first place. The arena allows two large interests to satisfy their desires. The Sixers want to be able to rake in the revenue from the concerts, monster truck pulls, shows, ice skating performances and other ancillary events that currently go to Wells Fargo Center owner Comcast Spectacor. And Macerich, the California-based real estate investment firm that now owns the Fashion District outright after co-owner Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) handed over its keys to the mall and $350 million in debt as part of its second bankruptcy filing in three years, would like to improve the fortunes of the floundering mall.
It’s not at all clear that, should 76 Place get derailed, Macerich would be open to a community-driven plan to either reshape or replace the Fashion District’s westernmost block. One could argue that an even better solution to the Fashion District’s woes would be simply to raze the entire mall and replace it with buildings that relate better to both Market Street and Chinatown, but the odds of that happening appear equally low.
So the fight will continue.
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Trial of man charged in 1991 cold case murder of Bucks County mom begins
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The murder trial of a man who was charged more than 30 years after a woman was found dead inside her burning suburban Philadelphia home began on Monday.
Loved ones of Joy Hibbs were face to face in a courtroom with Robert Atkins, the 57-year-old Fairless Hills man accused of murdering Hibbs in 1991.
Atkins was arrested and charged in May 2022.
The cold case murder made national headlines over the years before the breakthrough announcement from Bucks County officials.
The investigation of Joy Hibbs’ murder
On Friday, April 19, 1991, Hibbs’ 12-year-old son David Hibbs was dismissed early from elementary school and arrived at their home along the 1200 block of Spencer Drive in the Croydon section of Bristol Township around 1:05 p.m. to find the kitchen on fire.
Hibbs’ son couldn’t get past the kitchen due to the flames and smoke. He then ran to neighbors for help.
After the fire was extinguished, Joy Hibbs was found dead on a bed in her son’s bedroom. She was 35-years-old.
Investigators initially believed Hibbs died in an accidental fire. During his testimony on Monday, David Hibbs said he initially felt responsible for his mother’s death, believing his toys or his fish tank may have caused the deadly fire.
An autopsy the next day however revealed his mother had been repeatedly stabbed. Her ribs were also fractured and she was likely asphyxiated. The autopsy also determined there was no smoke in her lungs and she likely died prior to the fire.
The Fire Marshal then determined fires were intentionally set in the kitchen, Hibbs’ son’s bedroom and in the hallway.
Investigators later learned Hibbs had cashed her paycheck hours before her death and her wallet was found stuffed in the living room couch. Her purse was also found with items emptied and strewn out in the kitchen while cash was never located.
Police said Hibbs was likely murdered between 11:50 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. that day. During that one-hour window, witnesses spotted a blue Chevrolet Monte Carlo parked outside Hibbs’ home. At the time, investigators named several suspects, including Atkins who had a blue Chevy Monte Carlo and also at one point lived two doors away from Hibbs.
Police also said Atkins occasionally sold marijuana to Hibbs and her husband.
Atkins remained a person of interest in the murder for the next three decades. During that time, he was interviewed by police at least twice but maintained his innocence.
During one interview, Atkins told investigators that he had been a “Confidential Informant” for the Bristol Township Police Department at the time of the murder, and had a “good relationship” with Bristol Township narcotics detectives, according to the criminal complaint. Former Bristol Township Police Chief Thomas Mills later confirmed that in 1991, Atkins had been working for them as an informant purchasing meth and marijuana.
Atkins also told investigators about a fight he had with Hibbs and her husband over their claims of low-quality marijuana, but denied threatening her or her family. During his testimony on Monday however, David Hibbs said he remembered hearing Atkins tell his mother, “I will f—— kill you and blow up your house.”
A break in the cold case
In January 2022, the case was submitted to the Bucks County Investigating Grand Jury. Atkins’ ex-wife, April Atkins, was one of the people who testified.
April Atkins told the Grand Jury that in the afternoon of April 19, 1991, Robert Akins came home, covered in blood. She said her then-husband told her he had stabbed someone and lit their house on fire. He then told her to call out of work and get their children because they were taking a trip to the Poconos, according to the criminal complaint.
April Atkins said she then put his bloody clothes in the wash and showered.
April and Robert Atkins then arrived in the Poconos shortly before 5 p.m. that day and stayed for two more days before returning to their home on Sunday, April 21, 1991, according to records. April Atkins said she then discovered that day that it was Joy Hibbs who had been killed.
April Atkins told investigators she feared for her own safety if she spoke the truth about her then-husband’s role in the murder.
While April Atkins initially gave an alibi for her then-husband to investigators, she later recanted that alibi, officials said.
“The immense grief and suffering our family has endured over the last three decades will never disappear,” Hibbs’ family wrote in a statement after Atkins’ arrest in 2022. “For thirty-one years, our family has been haunted by this tragic loss, knowing, without a doubt, that Robert Atkins was the perpetrator. Our family has waited thirty-one years for justice to prevail.”
Joy Hibbs and her children. The trial is expected to last through the week. Neither prosecutors nor the defense are commenting on the case publicly.
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Temple Health clinic nurses ratify 3-year contract with pay hikes and $1,000 bonuses
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A group of 75 nurses and nurse practitioners who work at Temple Health outpatient clinics in North Philadelphia ratified a new contract over the weekend.
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New FBI report finds 10% of reported hate crimes occurred at schools or college campuses in 2022
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Washington — Ten percent of all reported hate crimes that occurred in 2022 happened at a school or on a college campus, according to a newly released report by the FBI, making centers of learning the third most common location where hate-motivated acts took place.
Over 30% of juvenile victims of hate crimes targeted at school
The FBI examined reports of bias-motivated hate crimes at academic institutions throughout the U.S. between 2018 and 2022 — based on data collected from local, state and federal law enforcement — and found more than 30% of all juvenile victims were targeted at school. Hate crimes that occurred at schools most frequently occurred at elementary and secondary schools, the report found, and were most commonly motivated by anti-Black hate.
In 2018, 8.2% of all reported hate crimes occurred at academic institutions, a number that dropped to just 3.9% in 2020 — likely an outcome of widespread remote learning during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2022, 10% of all reported hate crimes happened at schools or on campuses.
Over 5,000 juveniles were classified as victims of reported hate crimes in the five-year period studied by the FBI and more than 1,700 of those students experienced the reported bias-motivated offense at a school location.
Most common bias type of reported hate crime offenses reported in 2018-2022 were Anti-Black
“The most common bias type of reported hate crime offenses at schools was Anti-Black or African American, with 1,690 reported hate crime offenses involving this bias type during the observed five years, followed by Anti-Jewish (745 offenses), and AntiLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (Mixed Group) (342 offenses),” the report found.
Victims of hate crimes at school most commonly reported intimidation and destruction or vandalism offenses — amounting to 1,623 and 1,543 incidents respectively — followed by simple assault crimes, of which over 800 were reported between 2018 and 2022.
“Analyzing commonalities of reported hate crime offenses in schools can facilitate strategies to mitigate or prevent these offenses in the future,” according to the FBI’s report.
According to a senior FBI official, the goal of the new report was intended to draw the attention of school officials and local law enforcement to hate crime data and the number of incidents that occur in schools. The FBI is making the report available to local communities and encouraging officials to take action, the senior FBI official said.
FBI report doesn’t include 2023 data
The FBI’s publication did not include 2023 data, a year that saw increased tensions on college campuses after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent strikes against the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Senior FBI officials said Monday a separate analysis of data would be needed to address 2023 data.
A recent report by the Anti-Defamation League found that 73% of surveyed Jewish college students have experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism since the start of the 2023-2024 school year, and the number of Jewish students who feel “very” or “extremely” physically safe has dropped by double digits since the Hamas attacks.
Federal officials continue to warn of increased hate-motivated attacks throughout the U.S. Last year, Attorney General Merrick Garland and other officials convened meetings with leaders of Jewish, Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian and Hindu communities, along with law enforcement officials, to discuss the increased threat landscape across the U.S.
The Justice Department opened a federal hate crimes investigation into the October stabbing attack in a Chicago suburb that resulted in the death of which killed Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian boy, and wounded his mother. Authorities arrested and charged the victims’ landlord, allegingsaying the attack was motivated by anti-Muslim hate. Federal investigators in Vermont are also investigating the shooting of three Palestinian college students in November.
In all, hate crime statistics released by the FBI last year showed that reported incidents in 2022 rose to 11,634 incidents, the highest number recorded since the FBI started tracking data in 1991, marking a 0.5% increase compared with 2021.
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Philly Today: Animal Shelter Helps You Get Revenge On Your Ex
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A feral cat like one that a Philadelphia-area animal shelter will neuter after naming it for your ex-boyfriend in its Valentine’s Day promotion (Getty Images)
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A Valentine’s Day Promotion We Can Get Behind: Neuter Your Ex-Boyfriend
It’s around this time of year that my inbox gets inundated with Valentine’s Day promotions. A special frilly drink at some restaurant. A couple’s massage with rose petals at some spa. Hotel-room packages. I do my best to ignore them. But I just heard about one Valentine’s Day promotion I can definitely get behind.
For those of you who hate Valentine’s Day or maybe your ex (or perhaps both), an animal shelter in Blackwood, New Jersey, has come up with a novel idea.
Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center has a trap-neuter-return program in which they trap feral cats, neuter them, and then return them to the wild. And if you make a $50 donation to the shelter between now and Valentine’s Day, they will name one of the feral cats after your ex-boyfriend and then neuter him. “Because some things shouldn’t breed,” the shelter joked in a statement. Kind of love this!
No word on whether they’ll send a video of the neutering of your ex’s namesake to him. Because that would be totally worth it. And, yes, they’ll spay your ex-girlfriend as well. But somehow that seems less fun.
The Return of Potholes
Another thing that always happens this time of year: potholes. Once again, they are a huge problem. Once again, it’s taking the city forever to fix them. I recently reported a major ditch — much bigger than a pothole — to the city’s 311 system. And how long will it take for the city to fix it? Well, in the email response I received from 311, the estimated amount of time is 46 days! Good luck out there. And for everything you could possibly want to know about potholes in Philadelphia, read our incredibly thorough and exhaustive guide.
Local Talent
Yet another thing that happens this time of year: the Grammys. They’re this Sunday. And one Mount Airy talent will be at the ceremony, because he’s nominated for one of those statues. No, he didn’t sing a hit, nor did he write one. He didn’t produce an album. Not a note did he play. Perry Shall is up for the Grammy for best album design. Shall is an artist who has designed album covers for the likes of Black Keys and Green Day. And he’s nominated for his designs on Electrophonic Chronic, an album by the Arcs that came out last year. Looks like this:
Somewhere out there, some boomer is thinking, “Well, it’s no Dark Side of the Moon.”
More on Shall and his art here.
By the Numbers
4: Days 17-year-old murder suspect Shane Pryor remained on the run after escaping custody last week. U.S. Marshals found him in Northeast Philly on Sunday.
$282.2 million: Additional transit funding proposed by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro amid protests over service cuts.
30 billion: Estimated number of hate-mail-type emails, tweets, comments, etc., that I’ve received over my story about Madonna’s South Philly show last Thursday. Which is really weird, because, overall, the article says positive things about the show. Can’t imagine what would have happened had I said horrible things about her or the performance.
And from the Tough-Times Sports Desk …
The Sixers played the Pacers on Thursday, the first of four straight road games. Starters: Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr., Patrick Beverley, Tyrese Maxey and Nic Batum, thanks to some illnesses and injuries. The team didn’t exactly have a sterling start, quickly going down 11-2 early in the first. In the second quarter, Embiid hit the floor and got up clutching his right knee. He stayed in the game, but the whole team never got going. It was 73-61 at the half and a long, ugly slog in the second half, slightly relieved by some fun play for the youngsters on the way to a 134-122 loss. First NBA bucket for Ricky Council IV, though! And Joel was named to the All-Star team for the seventh time — one of the starting five.
He was, however, not available for Saturday’s game in Denver vs. the Nuggets. Neither was Tyrese. Neither was Tobias. Starting five: Batum, Oubre, Beverley, Paul Reed and Marcus Morris Sr. It was an ugly 13-2 start, then turned into a better game than we had any right to expect, considering the wounded.
This Jokic-Oubre rivalry 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/vdIi8YFH84
— BrickMuse (@BrickMuse) January 28, 2024
Near the close of the third, Furkan Korkmaz, of all people, tied it with a three, 84-84, before Reed put us up 88-86. Woo-hoo!! The kids were playing great defense, too. Toward the end of the quarter, though, things began going south — was it the altitude? — before Reed led a flurry of a final rally to cap his career-high 30 points. It wasn’t quite enough.
🏀 FINAL: #PHIvsDEN
NUGGETS DEFEAT 76ERS 😤#THEBLITZ365 #BrotherlyLove #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/uqNa3qAnit— GEE (@THEBLITZ365) January 28, 2024
We’re considering it a goddamn moral victory, though. Two more road-trip games for our guys, the first tonight against the Trail Blazers, starting at 10 p.m. Joel is questionable again.
The Flyers also played.
Any College Hoops News?
Drexel, which had been on a tear — they were 7-0 and atop the Coastal Athletic Association — got in a hole early vs. the Towson Tigers last Thursday but closed to within four at the half, 32-28. Would they, could they rally? They outscored the Tigers in the second half and were down by one with 13 seconds to go … and lost, 70-67. The run was done.
On Friday night, St. Joe’s held it close through the first half and some of the second against St. Bonaventure, but an 11-2 Bonnies run — they had the home advantage — and a 29-point showing by Daryl Banks III put it out of reach. Final: 91-72.
On Saturday, Penn’s Quakers just got nipped by the Columbia Lions, 84-81. Drexel’s Dragons got right back to their winning ways with a 62-47 defeat of North Carolina A&T. In Indianapolis, Butler hung around and hung around against Villanova and came within two points with a minute to go, to the delight of the raucous crowd, then tied it with 4.2 left and forced it to overtime … and then a second overtime … and got the 88-81 win. That made four straight losses for ’Nova. Finally, the La Salle Explorers notched a big win against George Washington, 80-70.
On Sunday, the Temple Owls fell behind early at East Carolina but rallied with a 12-2 run and were only down 27-26 at the half. They took the lead in the second half on an 8-0 spree, 34-33, and stretched it to eight with three minutes to go. But ECU stormed back, and it all came down to a wild final 60 seconds and foul shots on both. Tied at the buzzer … overtime again? And another Owls loss.
Final: ECU 70, Temple 64 (OT)
Riley scores 20 for the third time this season. Dezonie sets a career-high with nine rebounds.
Owls return to action on Feb. 4 at Tulane#Team128
— Temple Men’s Basketball (@TUMBBHoops) January 29, 2024
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Escaped prisoner Shane Pryor has been apprehended, police say
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Teen prisoner Shane Pryor was apprehended Sunday night after his escape from a local hospital prompted a multi-day search.
Pryor, 17, was arrested on a SEPTA bus at 3rd Street and the Roosevelt Boulevard by members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force. Pryor, who was wanted for a 2020 murder, escaped from authorities outside the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on Wednesday. Michael Diggs, 18, was arrested Friday for allegedly helping Pryor escape by picking him up near the hospital.
Investigators said they learned Sunday morning that Pryor was frequenting the Hunting Park neighborhood following his escape. At 6:30 p.m., Pryor was seen boarding a SEPTA bus at 9th Street and the Roosevelt Boulevard. Marshals and task force officers caught up with the bus and boarded it at 3rd Street, quickly identifying Pryor. He was arrested without incident, police say.
A black handcuff key was found in Pryor’s pocket during his arrest and secured by detectives. Reports from last week said that Pryor was not wearing handcuffs at the time of his escape.
“To bring Shane Pryor into custody four days after escaping, is a result of tremendous collaboration between the U.S. Marshals Service and the Philadelphia Homicide Unit,” said Robert Clark, supervisory deputy marshal, in a statement.
Pryor escaped around noon on Wednesday after he was transported to CHOP from the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center for a hand injury. He ran from escort staff after getting out a transport car in the emergency room parking lot near 34th and Spruce streets before heading inside. Surveillance video released on Thursday shows him asking a receptionist in CHOP’s Hub for Clinical Collaboration to use the phone. She denied his request and Pryor left, later borrowing a phone from a woman on Civic Center Boulevard to call Diggs.
Pryor has been charged with shooting and killing a woman in a Holmesburg alleyway in 2020 and has been in custody since then, though he maintains his innocence. He was 14 at the time but is charged as an adult. In December, a judge denied his request to return the case to the juvenile court. This may have influenced his decision to escape, his attorney Paul DiMaio said.
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X blocks searches of Taylor Swift to combat explicit deepfakes
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(The Hill) – The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has blocked searches of pop superstar Taylor Swift after explicit, artificial intelligence (AI) generated images went viral on social media, an executive confirmed Sunday.
As of Sunday night, searches of “Taylor Swift” on the social media platform showed the error message, “Something went wrong. Try reloading.”
Taylor Swift arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Joe Benarroch, head of business operations at X, confirmed the move to The Hill.
“A temporary action and done with an abundance of caution as we prioritize safety on this issue,” Benarroch said in a statement Sunday.
Fake sexually explicit images of Swift circulated online last week, prompting backlash from fans, who flooded the platform with positive photos of the singer with the #ProtectTaylorSwift hashtag.
Deepfake-detecting group Reality Defend said it tracked several nonconsensual pornographic materials depicting Swift, which spread to “millions and millions” of users by the time some were taken down, Mason Allen, Reality Defender’s head of growth, told The Associated Press.
The images were mostly found on X, though some were found on Meta-owned Facebook and other social media platforms, the news wire added.
The White House last week said the circulation of explicit AI-generated content — often called deepfakes — of Swift were “alarming.”
“While social media companies make their own independent decisions about content management, we believe they have an important role to play in enforcing their own rules to prevent the spread of misinformation and non-consensual, intimate imagery of real people,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters last Friday.
The incident sparked conversations about the risks that come with AI-generated content and renewed calls from federal lawmakers on social media platforms to better enforce rules against deepfakes.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged for more “guardrails” on AI following the incident.
President Biden in October signed a sweeping executive order on AI that focused on managing the safety and privacy risks that come with the emerging technology.
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Man manages to run home after being shot in chest, police say
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A man who was on his way to the store managed to run back to his South Philadelphia home despite being shot in the chest, investigators said.
The shooting took place around 11 p.m. Sunday near Jackson and South Beechwood streets, Philadelphia police said.
The 38-year-old man was heading to the store when he heard gunshots and then realized he was shot in the chest and abdomen, police said.
Despite being injured, he managed to run back to his house on nearby South Lambert Street to get help, police on the scene said.
Police officers rushed the man to the hospital, where he was listed in stable condition early Monday morning, police said.
No word yet on the circumstances and motive of the shooting. No weapons were recovered, investigators said.
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26th Annual Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Festival takes over the Pennsylvania Convention Center
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The 26th Annual Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Festival took over the Pennsylvania Convention Center this weekend.
The three-day expo featured one-of-a-kind experiences, as well as opportunities to get inked by renowned artists.
Action News Photojournalist Kyana Lance has more information in the video above.
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Japanese flight controllers re-establish contact with tipped-over SLIM moon lander
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Japanese flight controllers re-established contact with the robotic SLIM lunar lander Saturday, eight days after the spacecraft tipped over and lost power as it was touching down on Jan. 19, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Sunday.
An engine malfunction moments before landing caused the Smart Landing for Investigating (the) Moon, or SLIM, spacecraft to drift to one side during its final descent instead of dropping straight down to the surface.
That lateral velocity apparently caused the probe to tilt over as it touched down, leaving its solar cells, attached to the top of the lander, facing away from the sun. Without solar power, the spacecraft was forced to rely on the dwindling power in its on-board battery.
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After downloading a few photographs and collecting as much engineering data as possible, commands were sent to shut the spacecraft down while it still had a small reserve of battery power.
At the time, officials said they were hopeful contact could be restored when the angle between the sun and SLIM’s solar cells changed as the moon swept through its orbit.
In the meantime, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed the SLIM landing site last week from an altitude of 50 miles, showing the spacecraft as a tiny speck of reflected light on the moon’s cratered surface:
No details were immediately available Sunday, but the team said in a post on X that it “succeeded in establishing communication with SLIM last night and have resumed operations! We immediately started scientific observations with MBC (multi-band camera), and have successfully obtained first light.”
The target was a nearby rock formation nicknamed “toy poodle.”
It was not immediately known if enough power was available to recharge SLIM’s battery, how long engineers expected the spacecraft to operate with the available power or whether it might be shut down again to await additional power generation.
Despite its problems, SLIM successfully landed on the moon, making Japan the fifth nation to pull off a lunar landing after the United States, the former Soviet Union, China and India
Three commercially developed robotic landers launched over the last few years from Japan, Israel and the United States all suffered malfunctions that prevented intact landings.
A fourth commercial lander, built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, is scheduled for launch next month.
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Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike kills 3 American troops in Jordan
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border.
Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Biden, who was traveling in South Carolina, asked for a moment of silence during an appearance at a Baptist church’s banquet hall.
“We had a tough day last night in the Middle East. We lost three brave souls in an attack on one of our bases,” he said. After the moment of silence, Biden added, “and we shall respond.”
With an increasing risk of military escalation in the region, U.S. officials were working to conclusively identify the precise group responsible for the attack, but they have assessed that one of several Iranian-backed groups was behind it.
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan, on Oct. 12, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) Biden said in a written statement that the United States “will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner (of) our choosing.” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said “we will take all necessary actions to defend the United States, our troops, and our interests.”
Iran-backed fighters in east Syria began evacuating their posts, fearing U.S. airstrikes, according to Omar Abu Layla, a Europe-based activist who heads the Deir Ezzor 24 media outlet. He told The Associated Press that the areas are the strongholds of Mayadeen and Boukamal.
According to a U.S. official, the number of troops injured by the one-way attack drone rose to at least 34. Another official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details not made public, said a large drone struck the base, which two other American officials identified as an installation in Jordan known as Tower 22. It is along the Syrian border and is used largely by troops involved in the advise-and-assist mission for Jordanian forces.
The small installation, which Jordan does not publicly disclose, includes U.S. engineering, aviation, logistics and security troops. Austin said the troops were deployed there “to work for the lasting defeat of ISIS.” Three officials said the drone struck near the troops’ sleeping quarters, which they said explained the high casualty count.
The U.S. military base at al-Tanf in Syria is just 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Tower 22. The Jordanian installation provides a critical logistical hub for U.S. forces in Syria, including those at al-Tanf, which is near where the borders of Iraq, Syria and Jordan intersect.
In a statement on Jordan’s state-run Petra news agency, the country “condemned the terrorist attack” that targeted the U.S. troops. That report described the drone strike as targeting “an outpost on the border with Syria” and said it did not wound any Jordanian troops.
“Jordan will continue to counter terrorism and the smuggling of drugs and weapons across the Syrian border into Jordan, and will confront with firmness and determination anyone who attempts to attack the security of the kingdom,” the statement attributed to Muhannad Mubaidin, a government spokesman, said.
U.S. troops long have used Jordan, a kingdom bordering Iraq, Israel, the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, Saudi Arabia and Syria, as a basing point. Some 3,000 American troops typically are stationed across Jordan, but the number at Tower 22 wasn’t immediately known and isn’t routinely disclosed.
Since the war in Gaza began Oct. 7, Iranian-backed militias have struck American military installations in Iraq more than 60 times and in Syria more than 90 times, with a mix of drones, rockets, mortars and ballistic missiles. The attack Sunday was the first targeting American troops in Jordan during the Israel-Hamas war and the first to result in the loss of American lives. Scores of U.S. personnel have been wounded, including some with traumatic brain injuries, during the attacks.
The militias have said that their strikes are in retaliation for Washington’s support for Israel in the war in Gaza and that they aim to push U.S. forces out of the region.
The U.S. in recent months has struck targets in Iraq, Syria and Yemen to respond to attacks on American forces in the region and to deter Iran-backed Houthi rebels from continuing to threaten commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
“I am confident the Biden Administration will respond in a deliberate and proportional manner,” said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who heads the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Republicans in Congress said the administration’s approach had failed to deter America’s adversaries in the region.
“We need a major reset of our Middle East policy to protect our national security interests,” said Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., went further, urging the administration “to strike targets of significance inside Iran, not only as reprisal for the killing of our forces, but as deterrence against future aggression. The only thing the Iranian regime understands is force.”
Biden, who was in Columbia, South Carolina, on Sunday, was briefed in the morning by Austin, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, and principal deputy national security adviser Jon Finer, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. In the afternoon, he met virtually with Vice President Kamala Harris and his national security team for an update.
The president, in the written statement, called it a “despicable and wholly unjust attack” and said the service members were “risking their own safety for the safety of their fellow Americans, and our allies and partners with whom we stand in the fight against terrorism. It is a fight we will not cease.”
Syria is still in the midst of a civil war and long has been a launch pad for Iranian-backed forces there, including the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. Iraq has multiple Iranian-backed Shiite militias operating there as well.
Jordan, a staunch Western ally and a crucial power in Jerusalem for its oversight of holy sites there, is suspected of launching airstrikes in Syria to disrupt drug smugglers, including one that killed nine people earlier this month.
An umbrella group for Iran-backed factions known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq earlier claimed launching explosive drone attacks targeting three areas in Syria, as well as one inside of “occupied Palestine.” The group has claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks against bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria since the Israel-Hamas war began.
Three officials with Iran-backed militias in Iraq, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with journalists, said the drone attack against the base in Jordan was launched by one of the Iraqi groups. No faction has yet officially claimed responsibility.
Officials said the U.S. military is not tracking any other attacks on its forces Sunday in the region.
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There are signs that Philadelphia apartment rents may have finally topped out
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The median asking rent for an apartment in the Philadelphia metro area was $2,316 in December, according to data from Rent.com.
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Fire breaks out at motel in New Castle County
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CHRISTIANA, Delaware (WPVI) — Smoke wafted from a motel room window as firefighters in Delaware went to work dousing flames on Sunday.
The blaze broke out around 5 a.m. on the 1000 block of Old Churchmans Road in Christiana.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the flames burning out of control at the Country Inn and Suites.
There are no reports of any injuries at this time.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, authorities say.
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Manayunk’s Taqueria Amor celebrates Valentine’s Day with Taylor Swift pop-up
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Swifties can celebrate “love story” season by enjoying a Taylor Swift-themed Valentine’s Day pop-up at Taqueria Amor in Manayunk.
The eatery, located at 4410 Main Street, is hosting “Amor Story” now through Sunday, Feb. 25. The festivities include special food, drinks and decor inspired by the pop star.
Taqueria Amor’s menu during the pop-up will include cocktails with punny names inspired by Swift songs and Swiftie lore, such as the “Miss Americana,” “Cruel Summer,” “Champagne Problems” and “Cardigan.” Special food items will include the “Taylor’s Tacos” and “The Way I Love Guacamole.”
The restaurant also alludes to Swift’s own “lover,” Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce with drinks like “The Guy on the Chiefs” and a section decorated in honor of Travis’ big bro, Eagles center Jason Kelce.
“Amor Story” is the latest pop-up for Taqueria Amor, which has previously hosted festivities inspired by Christmas and tropical vibes.
“Join us for a New Era this Valentine’s Day,” the eatery said in a release. “Our Reputation for a fun Pop-up is back with cocktails from your Wildest Dreams, decor, a projector show and food too Lover! Now get in your Getaway Car and make your way to Taqueria’s Amor Story.”
Along with the pop-up, Taqueria Amor is also collaborating with Manayunk businesses Minor Details Philly and Sweet Nostalgia Scents on Swift-themed candle-making classes on Fridays, Feb. 9 and Feb. 16.
Taqueria Amor is open Monday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 12-8 p.m.
“Amor Story”
Now through Sunday, Feb. 25
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4410 Main St, Philadelphia, PA 19127
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How to watch today’s AFC and NFC Championship games for free even if you don’t have cable
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Many NFL fans have already cut the cord with their cable company in favor of lowering monthly bills and ridding their home of that ugly cable box. But since some streaming services carry certain NFL games, but not others, figuring out how to get access to every NFL game without paying an arm and a leg can be time consuming, confusing and downright frustrating.
Today’s NFL Championship Weekend schedule features two can’t miss games from four teams all vying for a trip to Super Bowl LVIII. Despite airing on two different networks, you can still watch both games this weekend, even if you don’t have cable. The best part? You can watch for free. Really.
What teams are scheduled to play today?
As of Sunday morning, there were four teams left in contention for this year’s Super Bowl. On Monday morning, only two teams will remain. Here are the teams playing this weekend.
How to stream today’s NFL Championship games for free
This weekend’s playoff games will air on CBS and Fox. Most cable subscriptions carry these network channels, but if your cable subscription doesn’t include them, or you’ve cut the cord with your cable company, you can still stream the Chiefs vs. Ravens game and Lions vs. 49ers game online. (Streaming options will require an internet provider.)
Stream the Chiefs vs. Ravens game for free on Paramount+
If you don’t have a cable TV package that includes CBS, you can stream the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens game through a subscription to Paramount+. Because Paramount+ offers a one-week free trial, you can sign up now enjoy today’s game for free.
Not only can you watch the 2024 AFC Championship Game and the 2024 Super Bowl with a Paramount+ subscription, the streamer also offers access to top-tier soccer like the Champions League live and SEC college football games as well. And, of course, you also get on-demand access to popular shows such as “Survivor” and “NCIS.”
A subscription to Paramount + is $5.99 per month. Bundle Paramount+ and Showtime for just $11.99 per month. Live NFL games are available to stream on all Paramount+ tiers.
Get Paramount+ as part of Walmart+ and watch NFL football
The Walmart+ shopping subscription service includes access to the Paramount+ Essentials tier, a $60 per year value. Walmart+ subscribers also get discounts on gasoline at Mobil and Exxon stations, access to special members-only deals, same-day home delivery from your local store and more.
Walmart+ costs $98 per year. Tap the button below to learn all the benefits of Walmart+, and to start your 30-day free trial.
Why we like Walmart+:
- Walmart+ members get access to CBS-aired NFL games through the Paramount+ streaming service, including the 2024 Super Bowl.
- You can get groceries delivered to your home quickly — sometimes same day — without paying Instacart-like markups.
- Walmart+ members get early access to Walmart’s deals during Black Friday and members-only sale events.
- You can make returns from home — Walmart will pick them up for you. (Restrictions apply; must be present for pickup.)
Watch the AFC and NFC Championship games free with FuboTV
New subscribers can catch the AFC Championship Game and NFC Championship game for free on FuboTV. FuboTV is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to almost every NFL game of the season. Packages include CBS, Fox Sunday NFC games via “NFL on Fox”, NBC (Sunday Night Football), ESPN (Monday Night Football), NFL Network and more, so you’ll be able to watch more than just today’s games, all without a cable subscription.
To watch today’s games without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to the NFL playoffs, FuboTV offers MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. FuboTV Pro Tier is priced at $80 per month after your free seven-day trial.
Top features of FuboTV Pro Tier:
- There are no contracts with FuboTV — you can cancel at any time.
- The Pro tier includes 169 channels, including NFL Network. (You’ll need to upgrade to Ultimate for NFL RedZone.)
- FuboTV includes all the channels you’ll need to watch college and pro football, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
- All tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
- Stream on your TV, phone, and other devices.
Watch the AFC and NFC Championship games on Hulu + Live TV
You can also watch the AFC and NFC Championship games with Hulu + Live TV. The bundle features access to 90 channels, including both CBS and Fox. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every game this weekend (except for the Dolphins vs. Chiefs game) airing on every network with Hulu + Live TV. Nest season, you’ll be able to catch live NFL preseason games, exclusive live regular season games, popular studio shows (including NFL Total Access and the Emmy-nominated show Good Morning Football) and lots more.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $77 per month.
Stream the Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers game on Sling TV for half price
If you don’t have cable TV that includes Fox, one of the most cost-effective ways to stream the Lions vs. Niners game is through a subscription to Sling TV. The streamer offers access to the NFL Network, local NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available) and ESPN with its Orange + Blue Tier plan. Also worth noting: Sling TV comes with 50 hours of cloud-based DVR recording space included, perfect for recording all the season’s top NFL matchups.
Note that Sling TV does not include CBS, so you won’t be able to watch CBS-aired games, including today’s Chiefs vs. Ravens game, via the streaming service.
That plan normally costs $60 per month, but the streamer is currently offering a 50% off promotion for your first month, so you’ll pay just $30. You can learn more by tapping the button below.
Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:
- There are 46 channels to watch in total, including local NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available).
- You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.
- All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
Watch the AFC and NFC Championship games live with a digital HDTV antenna
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If you cut the cord with your cable company, you can still watch the NFL on TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDYC channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here’s the kicker: Unlike with cable TV, there’s no monthly charge.
Those who live in a partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or in first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal — or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna is an inexpensive way to watch live sports without paying a monthly fee to a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable or satellite dish.
This amplified digital antenna can receive hundreds of HD TV channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox and Univision. And it can filter out cellular and FM signals. It receives signals in 360 degrees and delivers a high-quality picture in 4K, UHD and 1080 HDTV. A 16-foot digital coax cable is included. This bestselling Amazon antenna is regularly priced around $23, but we’ve seen it for sale as low as $15.
Watch the AFC and NFC Championship games on your phone with NFL+
If you want to catch the AFC and NFC Championship games on your phone or tablet, check out NFL+. The premium streaming service is $7 per month, but NFL+ is currently offering annual subscriptions at 60% off the regular rate. You’ll pay just $20 for a yearly subscription.
NFL+ offers access to the NFL Network. And yes, that includes games being broadcast out-of-market. To boost your NFL experience even further, you can upgrade to NFL+ Premium with NFL RedZone ($15 per month; $40 per year) and watch up to eight NFL games simultaneously. You can also rewatch previously aired games with NFL+ Premium. A seven-day, free trial is available.
Top features of NFL+:
- You get access to all NFL preseason games, including those that are out of market.
- NFL+ lets you watch stream local and primetime regular season games on your phone or tablet, but not your TV.
- Includes the NFL Network (and NFL RedZone with NFL+ Premium), so it’s a good option for those who are looking to stream football on the go.
If you’re waiting for today’s games to begin, now is a great time to check out Amazon’s new NFL fan shop. The Amazon NFL fan shop is filled to the brim with officially licensed fan gear: You’ll find jerseys, team flags, T-shirts, hoodies and more. There are plenty of deals awaiting you at Amazon, too, including some must-see deals on TVs for watching football.
Tap the button below to head directly to the NFL fan shop page on Amazon and select your favorite team.
What to know about the 2024 NFL conference championships
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Expect two stellar games of Sunday football starting with the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens AFC Championship Game on CBS. It will be followed by the Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers NFC Championship Game on Fox.
The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hope to win back-to-back Super Bowl victories, but they’ll have to get past Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens this weekend first. The last football franchise to win back-to-back Super Bowl championships was the New England Patriots, who won the Super Bowl in the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
This is the Chiefs sixth straight year appearing in the AFC Championship Game. Sunday’s game will be the first-ever AFC Championship Game played at M&T Bank Stadium.
Later on Sunday, the Detroit Lions face the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Sunday’s game marks the Lions’ first appearance in the NFC Championships since 1992. Levi’s Stadium will play host to Sunday’s showdown.
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